
STRENgthening resilience of Cultural Heritage at risk in a changing environment through proactive transnational cooperation NEWSLETTER #1 APRIL-DECEMBER 2020 NEWSLETTER #1 April-December 2020 Dear Reader, we are pleased to provide you with the 1st STRENCH newsletter covering the project duration April- December 2020 presenting the following topics to you: Project Description, “STRENCH What is Planned” & Capitalized Projects Visit our Webpage: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/STRENCH.html Project Partners & Central-European pilot sites Introducing 9 Partners from 7 Central European Countries, each presenting their own unique pilot sites ranging from historic parks, ruined hamlets, palaces threatened by flooding and fire to cultural landscapes adversely affected by climate change. STRENCH Kick-Off meeting (April 2020) Spotlight: Web GIS Tool State of the art Risk-Mapping: https://www.protecht2save-wgt.eu/ STRENCH Summer School 2020 (September/October 2020) Fully online held course attracting a global audience and consisting of 15 theoretical as well as practical sessions presented by 12 renowned lecturers. Facebook Series on CLIMATE CHANGE IN FORCHHEIM (Franconian Switzerland, Germany) Observing changes in temperature, sunshine duration, phenology and occurring drought in the District of Forchheim “Fränkische Schweiz” Local Working Table Krems, Austria (November 2020) 2 NEWSLETTER #1 April-December 2020 Natural and man-made hazards, anthropogenic effects and extreme climate change events, are persistently putting natural and cultural heritage under pressure, with an increasing frequency over time. In addition, such disasters and catastrophes impose new and continuously changing conservation challenges, create urgent needs for innovative preservation and safeguarding approaches, particularly during extreme © ansa.it climate conditions. The EU Interreg Central Europe project STRENCH – Strengthening resilience of cultural heritage at risk in a changing environment through proactive transnational cooperation, develops ready to use solutions for assessing climate change effects and protecting cultural heritage & cultural landscapes. Web: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/STRENCH.html STRENCH what is planned The main priorities of STRENCH focus on natural and cultural resources aiming to improve capacities for the sustainable use and preservation of cultural heritage in Central Europe. Composed of 9 central European project partners STRENCH´s lead organisation is the venerable Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate of the National Research Council of Italy (ISAC- CNR). With its commencement on March 1st 2020 the STRENCH is scheduled to run until February 28th 2022. STRENCH outcomes strongly contribute to and capitalise from EU funded project results to improve capacities of the public and private sectors to mitigate the impacts of climate change and natural hazards on cultural heritage sites, structures and buildings at risk. It is specifically tailored and robustly implemented to propose ready-to-use solutions (WebGIS tool, hazard maps, methodology for vulnerability ranking, strategies for disaster risk reduction) for the assessment of climate change effects in order to define strategies for the protection of 3 NEWSLETTER #1 April-December 2020 cultural heritage at risk. STRENCH further seeks to assist local stakeholders and policymakers responsible for disaster mitigation and safeguarding of cultural heritage assets by improving their know-how on CH protection strategies (preparedness/emergency/recovery). In addition STRENCH fosters the active involvement of citizens and local communities in cultural heritage protection. STRENCH Capitalized Projects Risk Assessment and Sustainable Protection of Cultural Heritage in Changing Environment. ProteCHt2save contributed towards an improvement of capacities of the public and private sectors to mitigate the impacts of climate change and natural hazards on cultural heritage sites, structures and artefacts. The project focused primarily on the development of feasible and tailored solutions for building resilience of cultural heritage towards floods and events of heavy rain. ProteCHt2save was composed of 10 project partners from 7 Central European countries. Web: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/ProteCHt2save.html 4 NEWSLETTER #1 April-December 2020 Giving a "second life" to the medieval ruins through modern management and attributing contemporary, socially useful functions, while preserving the historical value of these sites by developing and disseminating transnational guidelines and integrated models of contemporary use, modern management and protection of medieval ruins in Central Europe. RUINS was composed of 10 project partners from 6 Central European countries. Web: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/RUINS.html The HICAPS project created 8 revitalization concepts for 8 different castle parks in Central Europe aiming to counter deterioration and neglect by improving environmental management in urban areas and successfully using cultural heritage as a resource for local and regional development. HICAPS was of 10 project partners in 4 Central European countries. Web: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/HICAPS.html BUILT hERITAGE, ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL FRIENDLY INTEGRATED TOOLS for the sustainable management of historic built areas. The BhENEFIT project focused on improving the sustainable management of historic built areas, combining the daily maintenance of historic heritage with its preservation and valorization. The project found innovative solutions on how to evaluate the use and historical value of built areas and on how to optimize building performances regarding energy efficiency and structural behavioral increase. Web: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/BhENEFIT.html Heritage Resilience Against Climate Events on Site. HERACLES main objective surrounds the validation and promotion of responsive systems for effective resilience of cultural heritage against climate change effects by taking a holistic, multidisciplinary approach through the involement of end- users, industry/SMEs, scientists, conservators/restorators, social experts, decision and policy makers. Web: http://www.heracles-project.eu Sustainable Historic Environments holistic reconstruction through Technological Enhancement and community-based Resilience. The overall objective of SHELTER is to establish a cross-scale, 5 NEWSLETTER #1 April-December 2020 multidimensional, data-driven and community based operational knowledge framework for heritage-led and conservation-friendly resilience enhancement and sustainable reconstruction of historic areas to better cope with climate change and natural hazards. Web: https://shelter-project.com/ CLIMATE FOR CULTURE investigated the potential impact of climate change on Europe’s cultural heritage assets – particularly on historic buildings and their interiors. Web: https://www.climateforculture.eu/index.php?inhalt=home The NOAH'S ARK Project determined meteorological parameters and changes most critical to the built cultural heritage. The project further aimed to research, predict and describe the effects of climate change on Europe's built cultural heritage over the next 100 years and to develop mitigation and adaptation strategies. The dissemination of information on climate change effects, advising of policy-makers and legislators was performed through the project's policy advisory panel. Web: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/501837 https://www.coe.int/t/dg4/majorhazards/activites/2009/Ravello15- 16may09/Ravello_APCAT2008_44_Sabbioni-Jan09_EN.pdf Safeguarding Cultural Heritage from Natural and Man-Made Disasters, a comparative analysis of risk management in the EU. This Study presents a comprehensive overview of the existing knowledge, at European and international level, on safeguarding cultural heritage from the effects of natural disasters and threats caused by human action. Furthermore, it maps existing strategies and tools for disaster risk management in the 28 Member States, and provides evidence- based recommendations with the purpose of supporting European cooperation and improving the integration of culutrual heritage in national platforms for disaster risk reduction. Study available on EU Publications: https://europa.eu/cultural-heritage/toolkits/safeguarding- cultural-heritage-natural-and-man-made-disasters_en.html Web: https://www.isac.cnr.it/projects/study-safeguarding-cultural-heritage-natural-and-man- made-disasters 6 NEWSLETTER #1 April-December 2020 STRENCH Project Partners & Pilot Sites Austria University for Continuing Education - Danube University Krems (DUK) Centre for Cultural Property Protection. DUK is a state university exclusively oriented towards continuing education, encompassing the needs of working professionals. Located in the UNESCO World Heritage Cultural Landscape of Wachau, it lays great value on respect and sustainable exploitation of cultural heritage. www.donau-uni.ac.at SISTEMA GmbH offers its customers a wide range of products and services based on remote sensing analysis techniques and IT applications. Thematic services include meteorological, environmental, and dedicated applications/general services and research projects. www.sistema.at Wachau Cultural Landscape (UNESCO World Heritage Site) Location: Austria, Lower Austria, Danube stretch between the towns Melk and Krems (approx 36 km). https://whc.unesco.org/en/emblem/ (accessed Nov 26th 2020) “Criterion
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